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If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------- LINKS FOR LIGHT READING ---------------------------------- This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for those who click on the links below and find that they are broken): <http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2008/08/26/some-links-190/> Execution Is Everything http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000314.php CSS Sprites2 - It's JavaScript Time http://www.alistapart.com/articles/sprites2 Mapping Memory: Web Designer as Information Cartographer http://www.alistapart.com/articles/mappingmemory Screencasting: How To Start, Tools and Guidelines http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/19/screencasting-how-to-start/ 5 Effective Wiki Uses http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2008/08/01/Effect ive-Wiki-Uses.aspx People Finder: Searching Without Logic? http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/people-finder Debugging JavaScript: Throw Away Your Alerts! http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/08/22/debugging-javascript-throw-away-yo ur-alerts/ State of the eNation Reports http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/enation99 Three tips for ³company blogging² http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/three-tips-for-startup-bloggers/ A lovely break with the CSS Working Group http://www.brucelawson.co.uk/2008/lovely-break-css-working-group/ Planning and coordinating content migrations http://www.pebbleroad.com/article/planning_coordinating_content_migrations/ Design Cop-out #2: Breadcrumbs http://www.uie.com/articles/breadcrumbs/ Tabular forms/existing peacefully together http://www.onderhond.com/blog/onderhond/tabular-forms 28 Coolest Firefox About:Config Tricks http://maketecheasier.com/28-coolest-firefox-aboutconfig-tricks/2008/08/21 9 Top CSS Essential Skills That Every Web designer Should Learn http://acomment.net/9-top-css-essential-skills-that-every-web-designer-shoul d-learn/299 Most Desired WordPress Hacks: 11 Common Requests and Fixes http://www.noupe.com/wordpress/most-desired-wordpress-hacks-11-common-reques ts-and-fixes.html ---------------------------------- WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS ---------------------------------- SilverStripe User Meet up --------------- Date: 27-Aug-08 City: Auckland (New Zealand) We're taking the opportunity to meet to share views, get insights, and support the Auckland SilverStripe community. Businesses and organisations interested in meeting people experienced with building websites in SilverStripe are most welcome also. http://www.silverstripe.com/auckland-meetup-on-27-aug-2008/ dConstruct 2008 (Brighton, UK) --------------- Date: 5-Sep-08 City: Brighton (UK) The hottest ticket in the web design calendar is back for it's fourth instalment. This year dConstruct will see speakers such as Steven Johnson, Daniel Burka, Joshua Porter and Jeremy Keith talk about "Designing the Social Web." Tickets go on sale at 11am BST on the 24th June and usually sell out within a day, so stick a note in your diary today. http://2008.dconstruct.org/ Webstock mini --------------- Date: 9-Sep-08 City: Wellington (New Zealand) Tuesday, 9 September, at the Paramount theatre in Wellington is the place to be! We¹ve got a great Webstock mini planned and will be launching Webstock 09. Speakers are Jonathan Mosen (blind accessibility advocate and much more), Jefferson Fletcher (Senior Product Manager working on Internet Explorer) and Kris Sowersby (font geek). We¹ll also be announcing the speakers for Webstock 09 and giving away a free ticket to the conference. All this, plus food and drink for only $50. http://webstock.org.nz/upcoming/mini-9sept.php Fronteers 2008 conference --------------- Date: 11-Sep-08 City: Amsterdam On September 11th and 12th, the Fronteers 2008 conference will take place in Pakhuis De Zwijger in Amsterdam. This conference, organised for front-end engineers by front-end engineers, will focus narrowly on CSS and JavaScript. http://fronteers.nl/congres/2008/english Oz-IA/2008 --------------- Date: 20-Sep-08 to 21-Sep-08 City: Sydney (Australia) Oz-IA, Australia's Information Architecture Conference, will be on once again this year. This is our third year, and it's going to be even bigger. We will also have full and half day workshops on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th. http://www.oz-ia.org/2008/ We have an immediate call for participation - short or advanced conference sessions, posters, panels, and workshop facilitators. Deadline: July 25th. http://www.oz-ia.org/2008/presenters.shtml Singularity Web Conference --------------- Date: 24-Oct-08 to 26-Oct-08 City: everywhere Singularity is the first large-scale online web conference in the world. On October 24-26, join 100 of the world¹s top web visionaries, developers, designers, thought leaders, and celebrities for three days of talks at this seminal web event. Attend from home or from a real-world local conference hub near you. Catch up with old friends (you can find them from your existing social networks) and meet new ones. And you don¹t even have to take time off work. http://singularity08.com/ Web Directions South 2008 --------------- Date: 25-Sep-08 to 26-Sep-08 City: Sydney (Australia) This year in over 30 sessions across 3 tracks and 2 days, plus another 2 days of workshops, we cover off front and back end design and development, mobile design and development, information architecture, user experience and interaction design, social media and networks, accessibility, Ajax and Javascript, semantic web, RIAs, web application security, marketing and advertising online and so much more. With speakers including: * Jeffrey Veen - renowned UX expert from Wired, Adaptive Path, Google * Derek Featherstone - leading accessibility expert * Daniel Burka - interaction designer for Digg * Jina Bolton - The Art and Science of CSS * Douglas Crockford - Ajax security expert at Yahoo!, and the world's leading JavaScript authority * Jeff Croft - web design and typography guru * Lynne D Johnson - Senior Editor and Community Director at FastCompany http://south08.webdirections.org/ ---------------------------------- JOBS ---------------------------------- Job 1 --------------- PHP Web Developer/Programmer Sydney Amplify, a technology, search marketing and research company is looking for a PHP Web Developer/ Programmer to join a fun loving and fast growing digital agency. We craft custom web development projects and content managed web sites for a wide range of clients both nationally and overseas. We are fanatical about web standards and web development best practices and are looking for someone to share our passion. Mandatory skills required: - 3+ years commercial development experience - Strong track record in PHP development - Excellent English language skills Bonus skills: - Familiarity with (or a willingness to learn) the symfony PHP Framework (or similar such as Cake or Zend) and working knowledge of PEAR - An understanding of web services and associated technologies - Some experience with source control (CVS, SVN) - Experience with MySQL, JavaScript, AJAX, XHTML/CSS and W3C compliant web development/design - Web design skills and experience with design software such as Photoshop Other Requirements: - Highly motivated, efficient and well organised - You must work well in a team environment but also be able to work independently - An ability to work within project deadlines - Strong communication skills, both written and verbal - Must be an Australian Permanent Resident Please forward your application and resume to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call Col Williamson on 0405 349 187 including details of any projects you have been involved in. Salary is negotiable and is contingent on experience. Job 2 ---------------- Web Systems Administrator Geoscience Australia Band 2 Level 4 (APS 6) $66,055 - $73,520 Full Time - ongoing employment Geoscience Australia is looking for a highly motivated, committed and enthusiastic person to be responsible for the maintenance, performance, administration and development of the Agencies web technical environment. Role Duties: - Take a leading role in developing and maintaining a stable and responsive UNIX web server environment - Contribute to the planning, design and implementation of a new web infrastructure - Day to day operational support of web servers including user support and troubleshooting of business critical web applications - Perform code compliance reviews as well as assist staff to publish web content - Test and deploy web applications within GA¹s web infrastructure Requirements: - Excellent communications skills is essential - Experience and knowledge in configuring and administering Apache, Tomcat or similar application servers is essential - Good web development experience in the following: UNIX shell scripting (Sun Solaris), Java/JSP, PHP, Perl - Any of the following skills or experience would be an advantage: Web content management systems MySource Matrix or similar, C, C++, Adobe web product suite, familiarity with Sun Solaris 10 configuration and virtualisation technologies Apply online at http://www.ga.gov.au/jobs. Applications close Thursday, 4 September 2008. For more information please contact: Joel Starkey | 02 6249 9777 | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Job 3 ---------------- PHP Developer Are you a whiz at PHP? This is a rare opportunity to join the Yahoo!7 family and become a part of one of Australia's favourite online destinations. If you're a talented software engineer with a passion for digital media and a flair for programming then read on. Our engineering teams work alongside the production and design teams to deliver the backend framework that supports Yahoo!7's user-facing services. You will be dealing with feeds, databases, web server-side scripting and batch processing. There will be no such thing as an average day in this position! Your main responsibilities will include designing, developing and/or deploying software components in an efficient, secure, and sustainable manner; managing projects from inception to completion, keeping to strict timelines; writing clear and concise documentation and working with yahoos from across the company to provide technical input and generally ensure the appropriateness of any technical solutions. To be considered for the role you must have a BS/MS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience, 3+ years work experience on software engineering projects, preferably Internet/web related, with a solid understanding of the operating environment, programming languages and protocols that are used day-to-day include PHP, Unix, Apache, MySQL, HTTP, TCP/IP. If you're a passionate software engineer who wants to 'Start Something Wonderful' then we want to hear from you. Please contact Suzanne Koch on (02) 8288 4697 for more information or send your CV to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------- Did I miss an event, resource or job in your city? If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Russ ************************************************************** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************************************************************